Tutenstein is an American
animated television series, produced by
Porchlight Entertainment for
Discovery Kids based on the comic by
Jay Stephens which was published in Oni Press' JetCat Clubhouse. It also aired on
Jetix in Europe and Maxi TV in
Turkey. It began broadcasting on November 1, 2003. The half-hour series features young mummy Tutankhensetamun (based on real-life
Tutankhamun and usually called "Tutenstein" as in the title) who is awakened about 3,000 years after his accidental death and now must face the fact that his kingdom is gone. The name is a
portmanteau of
Tutankhamun and
Frankenstein. On October 11, 2008 a TV movie entitled
Tutenstein: Clash of the Pharaohs aired on Discovery Kids.